1. Osi Umenyiora played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft.
28 Facts About Osi Umenyiora
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Osi Umenyiora is one of five British-born players to have won a Super Bowl, joining Marvin Allen, Scott McCready, former Troy and Giants teammate Lawrence Tynes, and Jay Ajayi.
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Osi Umenyiora was born in Golders Green, London to Nigerian parents.
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Osi Umenyiora is of Igbo descent, a native of Ogbunike town in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state in Nigeria.
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Osi Umenyiora's family moved from London to Nigeria when he was seven years old.
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At fourteen years old, Osi Umenyiora moved to Auburn, Alabama to live with his sister.
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Osi Umenyiora played only two years of high school football at Auburn High School where he was sixteen years old as a senior.
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Osi Umenyiora was high school friends and teammates with fellow future NFL defensive lineman DeMarcus Ware, who was two years behind him and would follow Osi Umenyiora to Troy.
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Osi Umenyiora finished his high school football career with no scholarship offers.
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Osi Umenyiora played college football for the Troy Trojans, the only program to offer him an athletic scholarship.
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At Troy, Osi Umenyiora was moved from nose guard to defensive end.
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Osi Umenyiora finished the 2002 season with 15 sacks, the second-most in NCAA Division I Osi Umenyiora was inducted into the Troy University Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Osi Umenyiora established himself as a premier pass rusher in 2005, his first year as a starter.
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Osi Umenyiora achieved 14.5 sacks and 70 tackles, second only to the sixteen sacks obtained by Derrick Burgess of the Oakland Raiders.
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Osi Umenyiora had four tackles in that game, three of which were solos.
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The finding by team physician Russell Warren was that Osi Umenyiora suffered a torn lateral meniscus.
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Osi Umenyiora joined ESPN's Monday Night Football crew on October 13,2008.
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In week 1 of the 2009 season against the Washington Redskins, Osi Umenyiora recorded his second and final career touchdown, on a sack, forced fumble, and recovery.
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On November 5,2010, Osi Umenyiora was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Month after recording 18 tackles, 7.0 sacks, and six forced fumbles in the Giants' four October wins.
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On July 29,2011, Osi Umenyiora did not report on the opening day of the Giants' training camp.
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Osi Umenyiora has claimed that general manager Jerry Reese promised to renegotiate his contract after the 2010 season, but failed to do so.
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In June 2012 Osi Umenyiora agreed to a one-year contract with the Giants, after terminating his working relationship with agent Tony Agnone.
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Osi Umenyiora signed a two-year deal worth $8.55 million with the Atlanta Falcons on March 27,2013.
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Osi Umenyiora signed a ceremonial one-day deal with the Giants to officially retire as a member of the team.
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Osi Umenyiora has worked alongside Match of the Day 2 host Mark Chapman, Jason Bell, Nat Coombs, Mike Carlson and Dan Walker and their coverage has gained rave reviews from NFL fans in the UK.
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Osi Umenyiora worked on the BBC's NFL weekly highlights shows which were on every week of the season.
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Osi Umenyiora formerly resided in Cleveland, Georgia and Edgewater, New Jersey.
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Osi Umenyiora is cousins with Chidera Uzo-Diribe, a coach for the Georgia Bulldogs.